So I was intrigued by the Lipsey editions of the SP101. I bought the 357 version and was intrigued by the 6 shot nature of the 327 magnum so I got one of those as well. Mind you the closest I have ever been to a 32 caliber was an old Walther PP that I foolishly traded away as a young dummy.

Well I just bought some ammo to feed this monster (sarcasm). Holy cow it’s pricy. It is also the cutest little handful of ammo I have ever shot. It looks just like 357 magnum but way teenier. lol

The gun itself is standard Ruger. Everything looks pretty good, well finished, no obvious issues except the front sight is crazy off center. Like the edge of the dovetail is proud on the left side of the dovetail groove. Easily fixed but kind of obviously wrong. Also the grip panels are proud of the rubber grip inlays. No matter how snug you tighten the screw they stand out. Not a big deal. I can address this or ignore it and I think either solution would work.

This cartridge looks easy to reload and it finally hits the price differential that it is worth busting out my Dillon and buying some 32 dies. Stupid question. If I find a basic plinking 32 recipe for general range play can I load it into any of the multiple 32 cases in play assuming I obviously don’t go above the maxes for the smallest case. Ie, a midrange recipe that works in 32 SW LONG can I load that same recipe 8th 327 magnum cases or will I run into issues. I think I will mostly shoot 32 Longs until I have enough cases but I did buy a bunch of 327 and 32 HR Magnums so I will have all 3 case lengths.

Once I reload, I think this thing will be fun.

This half lug 3” gun would be the perfect 22. Basically a Ruger S&W 63. Yummy.

it really depends on your powder whether or not you can get away with loading .32 Long Data into .327 Mag cases. A lot of powders are positional, or really inefficient if there's a lot of empty volume in the case. You'll get partial burns, inconsistent performance, and lots of filth and unburned powder, which is especially annoying in a revolver because it can get stuck under the extractor.

I only load .32 Long in .32 cal, but I've run into some of these issues trying to download .357 Mag to .38 Special levels. At one time I used to have a bunch of HP38, and that stuff really sucks if you don't come close to filling the case with it. Unique is much more tolerant but good luck finding any of you don't already have it. Titegroup would be another that I might try, just be very careful with those tiny charges in those long cases...would be really easy to miss a double-charge.

I picked up the 3 inch version a while back. The 32 H&R magnum loads at mid range are pleasant to shoot, and I have found them accurate. I bought half a case of commercial (ouch) and "emptied" them before reloading. The commercial 327 fed mags are, shall we say, brisk, and I find a lot of unburnt powder.

I bought half a case each of 327 mag and HR mag. I was shocked by the prices but I figure until I start reloading this is a carry a lot shoot a little gun.

Last night I did the full mcarbo video cleanup. It made a big difference. Not the 50% the video gets but pretty good. Didn’t need the shims because these Lipsey already have hammer shims.

It motivated me to pull apart a GP100 and a 22 SP101 and do some cleanup. Specifically cleaned out both trigger return spring channels with a drill bit and 1000 grit. Added the shims I didn’t use to the GP100. That gun had a good trigger that I have shot a ton and did some work to years ago. The shims and cleanup actually made the GP100 trigger one of the best revolver triggers I have ever owned. Yay me.

They do clean up nice. A little bit of polishing made my GP100 better than most of my Smiths.

Ok. I forgot this part. I mentioned the front sight was way out of whack. I grabbed my masking tape, polymer punch, and a hammer only to realize the front sight was loose enough to push a bit just with pushing with my finger. Shit.

I don’t want to send it in which I think I will have to so I drifted it way out and put a bunch of red loctite in the dovetail and centered the sight. I have heard of cutting small aluminum shims from soda cans but dang, it’s a brand new gun. What are the chances a gob of red loctite is good enough? Should I just bite the bullet and call for a label? Are they going to throw away my brand new springs? lol

I have a 327 handgun and a 32 H&R Mag, for me the H&R mag is about the right performance level. I realize one could download the 327 cases some.

I mostly just load 32 H&R mag ammo.

Oh yeah,

Had to get a 3" SP101 in .327 when they first came out.

It should serve you well for many years.

Well 45,000 psi does seem a bit much. lol

.327 is my favorite caliber, hands down. Instead of dealing with multiple sizes of brass, I just stick with .327 brass from (mostly) Starline, and load up or down. Keeps things manageable.
It is a fascinating caliber to reload. And to carry.

That is what I wanted to hear. lol

I haven’t reloaded in a long long time. I started looking at components. All I remember is CCI used to be hard primers and many avoided them. But, they seem cheaper. I was looking at coated (red I think) lead bullets and it sounds like Bullseye for powder. I know no one wants to give out an exact recipe for good midrange plinkers but how about what primers, which bullets, and which powder. Purely range fodder. I will buy the good stuff for SD.

Also who makes a good leather OWB holster for this thing?

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Originally posted by pedropcola:
Ok. I forgot this part. I mentioned the front sight was way out of whack. I grabbed my masking tape, polymer punch, and a hammer only to realize the front sight was loose enough to push a bit just with pushing with my finger. Shit.

I don’t want to send it in which I think I will have to so I drifted it way out and put a bunch of red loctite in the dovetail and centered the sight. I have heard of cutting small aluminum shims from soda cans but dang, it’s a brand new gun. What are the chances a gob of red loctite is good enough? Should I just bite the bullet and call for a label? Are they going to throw away my brand new springs? lol

I'd peen the base of the sight with a punch to displace some material, then install with loctite. I've done that with some success for sights that were loose in the dovetail.

Got us another one, it sounds like.
I use regular small pistol primers, since I do not load for magnum velocities. CCI, Federal, Aguila all work well.

CFE-Pistol is a fine powder for mid range loads.
For range/fun bullets, Missouri Bullet Company has some “cowboy” units that work well.

https://missouribullet.com/det...rodId=337&category=5

It’s like having a 2/3 size .357 cartridge that makes a bigger boom than it should.

I should have thought of that. Center punch a couple spots first. Good idea, thanks.

This thing seems like it should be great fun.

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Snip/ What are the chances a gob of red loctite is good enough? Should I just bite the bullet and call for a label? Are they going to throw away my brand new springs? lol

If you ship it they will remove all your stuff and replace it with factory springs and trash your springs.

Also, before I made a shim, I’d remove the sight, flip it, center punch it twice to upset some metal to help hold it against the bottom of the dovetail, and re-install it with loctite.

Likey my favorite handgun. I load long H&R and Fed mag. I do it to easily differentiate between power levels. I don’t think I would try my minimum loads in the Fed case.

Wait until you discover the Single Seven.

I am learning reloading now. I hope to know enough and be confident enough to start reloading next year. That said, I believe the short answer to be no. You definitely can not use the same recipe across all 3 .32 cases. Not even two in most, if not all, cases. I really like the Hodgdon online data center. https://hodgdonreloading.com/rldc Using it, an 85gr XTP as it lists in all 3 cases, and TiteGroup powder, again in all 3 cases they say .32 S&W Long 2.1gr - 2.4gr, in .32 H&R Mag 3.0gr - 3.7gr and .327 Fed Mag 5.0gr - 5.8gr. So there is no one size fits all, or even more than one. Pressures would probably move into dangerous levels, maybe catastrophic and worst case fatal. I'd get the manuals for the powder and bullets I was going to use and stick to published recipes.

I chose this Missouri Bullet Co. offering as my future go to. https://missouribullet.com/det...condary=36&keywords=

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Originally posted by pedropcola:
Ok. I forgot this part. I mentioned the front sight was way out of whack. I grabbed my masking tape, polymer punch, and a hammer only to realize the front sight was loose enough to push a bit just with pushing with my finger. Shit.

I don’t want to send it in which I think I will have to so I drifted it way out and put a bunch of red loctite in the dovetail and centered the sight. I have heard of cutting small aluminum shims from soda cans but dang, it’s a brand new gun. What are the chances a gob of red loctite is good enough? Should I just bite the bullet and call for a label? Are they going to throw away my brand new springs? lol

Ruger is real good about fixing their oversights. If I paid for a new gun, they certainly would be sending me a shipping label to fix it right. They mail it back to your door too. Call them, maybe they will send you a front sight. 50/50 chance that's the out of spec part...

That’s not a bad idea. I can install a front sight easily without the hassle of sending it in.